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Hi everyone. I wanted to ask a question to the virtual pianists amongst us. Does the length of a MIDI cable (between keyboard and computer) affect latency to a significant level? Due to room arrangement I need a 24' MIDI cable and I was concerned that a cable of this length might lead to problems with latency. Are my fears justified or is the effcet of cable length insignificant?

Latency shouldn't be a huge problem. However, I've had occasional trouble with MIDI errors on long cable runs. I'm not saying it will be a huge problem for you. But you might run into a problem here and there.